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New York governor orders firing of 14 prison workers after fatal attack on inmate (www.theguardian.com)

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The New York governor, Kathy Hochul, has directed 14 workers at a state prison to be fired after they were allegedly involved in an attack that resulted in the death of an incarcerated man.

Robert Brooks, 43, died in a local hospital a day after a 9 December incident at the Marcy correctional facility in central New York.

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[–] givesomefucks 33 points 1 week ago (3 children)

There is zero reason we don't send "auditors" thru the prison system to ensure everything is above board.

Some random ass places in Kentucky did it for years for a reality show. Send them in like they're doing a random stretch and let them stay for even just a month and they'd get a feel for the place.

It's not even like it needs to happen often, just the chance of it would be beneficial.

And before anyone can say "it's too dangerous", if it's too dangerous for this how the fuck are criminals supposed to get rehabilitation in that environment?

[–] iamericandre 26 points 1 week ago

How the fuck are criminals supposed to be rehabilitated in that environment

The point of the for profit prison system is not rehabilitation.

[–] clickyello 8 points 1 week ago

there is a very good reason and that is the fact that everything is very much not above board and those with the power to ensure it is have no incentive to do so.

(I think it's a good idea but we need to start with some oversight and change the fact that inmate workers don't have any protections (like OSHA doesn't apply for example) and a million and one other things too)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

In America, the prison system is about making money. Many documentaries and articles about this. The more prisoners, the more money, so there is an incentive to have as much prisoners for as long as possible.

In Sweden they joke about how prisons are like a vacation, because they don't try and make the prisoners feel like shit every day. They have TVs, gaming consoles, books etc.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You know it's bad when the police union won't touch it.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago

Seriously.

The union that represents correctional workers, the New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association, said in a press release that some members of their executive board had watched footage of the incident.

“What we witnessed is incomprehensible to say the least and is certainly not reflective of the great work that the vast majority of our membership conducts every day,” the union’s press release said. “This incident not only endangers our entire membership but undermines the integrity of our profession.”

The press release from the correction officers’ union said: “When this footage is released to the public, it will undoubtedly draw comparisons to other high-profile incidents of violence involving law enforcement.”